London (name)
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London is a surname
, derived from the city of London
, and occasionally a given name
.
People with the name London include:
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
, derived from the city of London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, and occasionally a given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
.
People with the name London include:
Real people with the surname London
- Artur LondonArtur LondonArtur London, , was a Czechoslovak communist politician and co-defendant in the Slánský Trial. He was born in Ostrava, Austria-Hungary to a Jewish family....
(1915–1986), Czechoslovakian communist politician - Bobby LondonBobby LondonBobby London is an American underground comix and mainstream comics artist.-Biography:London created his underground newspaper comic strip Merton, in his native New York in 1969 and the raunchy Dirty Duck strip in 1971...
(born 1950), American comic artist - Brian LondonBrian LondonBrian London, born Brian Sidney Harper, 19 June 1934, in West Hartlepool, is a retired English heavyweight boxer. He was British and Commonwealth Heavyweight champion from 1958 to 1959, and had two world heavyweight title fights...
(born 1934), British boxer - Frank LondonFrank LondonFrank London is a New York City-based trumpeter, bandleader, and composer active in klezmer and world music. He also plays various other wind instruments and keyboards, and occasionally sings backup vocals. With The Klezmatics, he won a Grammy award in Contemporary World Music for "Wonder Wheel...
, American trumpeter, bandleader and composer - Fritz LondonFritz LondonFritz Wolfgang London was a German theoretical physicist. His fundamental contributions to the theories of chemical bonding and of intermolecular forces are today considered classic and are discussed in standard textbooks of physical chemistry.With his brother Heinz, he made a significant...
(1900–1954), German physicist for whom the London force and the London equationsLondon equationsThe London equations, developed by brothers Fritz and Heinz London in 1935,relate current to electromagnetic fields in and around a superconductor...
(developed along with his brother HeinzHeinz LondonHeinz London was a German Physicist. He worked with his brother Fritz on superconductivity, discovering the London equations when working in Oxford, at the Clarendon Laboratory; these equations gave a first explanation to the Meissner effect...
) are named - Gene LondonGene LondonGene London was the host of a long-running, Philadelphia local children's show, Cartoon Corners . He was tall, slender, had dark hair and a soft-spoken manner...
(born 1931), American television presenter - George London (baritone)George London (baritone)George London , born George Burnstein, was a Montreal-born concert and operatic bass-baritone.- Biography :George London was born to a Russian Jewish family, and grew up in Los Angeles....
(1920–1985), American operatic baritone - George London (landscape architect)George London (landscape architect)George London was an English nurseryman and garden designer. He aspired to the baroque style and worked on the gardens at Hampton Court, Melbourne Hall and Wimpole Hall....
(1681–1714), English nurseryman and garden designer - Greg LondonGreg LondonGreg London is an American singer, entertainer and impressionist. After a solo hit show in London's West End, he enjoyed a lengthy residency in Reno, Nevada before announcing his move to the Las Vegas Strip in mid 2010.-Early life:...
, American impressionist - Heinz LondonHeinz LondonHeinz London was a German Physicist. He worked with his brother Fritz on superconductivity, discovering the London equations when working in Oxford, at the Clarendon Laboratory; these equations gave a first explanation to the Meissner effect...
(1907–1970), German physicist, brother of FritzFritz LondonFritz Wolfgang London was a German theoretical physicist. His fundamental contributions to the theories of chemical bonding and of intermolecular forces are today considered classic and are discussed in standard textbooks of physical chemistry.With his brother Heinz, he made a significant...
, and codeveloper of the London equationsLondon equationsThe London equations, developed by brothers Fritz and Heinz London in 1935,relate current to electromagnetic fields in and around a superconductor... - Herbert LondonHerbert London-Early life:He was born in Brooklyn, New York circa 1939 and attended Columbia University, graduating in 1960. Standing 6'5", he was drafted by the Syracuse Nationals of the National Basketball League, but did not play for them because of injuries. He was a social studies secondary school teacher...
(born 1939), American conservative, professor, and author - Jack LondonJack LondonJohn Griffith "Jack" London was an American author, journalist, and social activist. He was a pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction and was one of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large fortune from his fiction alone...
(1876–1916), American author - Jason LondonJason LondonJason Paul London is an American actor, best known for his role as Randall "Pink" Floyd in director Richard Linklater's film Dazed and Confused.-Personal life:...
(born 1972), American actor - Jay LondonJay LondonJay London is an American stand-up comic, whose one-liner jokes made him a favorite on NBC's Last Comic Standing. Although he did not win either of the two seasons in which he appeared , his humble personality and clean comedy made him a favorite among the show's fans.London was born in The Bronx,...
, American comedian - Jeremy LondonJeremy LondonJeremy Michael London is an American actor. He is best known for his regular roles on Party of Five, 7th Heaven, and I'll Fly Away, as well as a notable supporting role in the Civil War epic Gods and Generals....
(born 1972), American actor - Jerry London (born 1947), American film and television director and producer
- Joan London (American writer)Joan London (American writer)Joan London was the eldest of two daughters born to Jack and Bess London, his first wife. One sibling, sister Bessie, was born on October 20, 1902. Both children were born in Piedmont, California. Joan was the author of Jack London and His Times, a biography of her father...
(1901 – 1971), American writer - John LondonJohn LondonJohn Carl Kuehne , better known as John London, was an American musician and songwriter, and was involved in several Hollywood television and movie productions...
(1942–2000), American musician and songwriter - Julie LondonJulie LondonJulie London was an American singer and actress. She was best known for her smoky, sensual voice. London was at her singing career's peak in the 1950s. Her acting career lasted more than 35 years...
(1926–2000), American singer and actress - LaToya LondonLaToya LondonLaToya Renee London is an American R&B and soul singer and actress who was the fourth-place finalist on the third season of the reality/talent-search television series American Idol...
(born 1978), American singer and actress - Lauren LondonLauren LondonLauren Nicole London is an American film and television actress, model, and occasional music video actress. Beginning her career in music videos and later transitioning into film and television, London earned recognition for her performances in the film ATL as well as the television shows 90210...
(born 1984), American actress and model - Meyer LondonMeyer LondonMeyer London was an American politician from New York City. He was one of only two members of the Socialist Party of America elected to the United States Congress.-Early years:...
(1871–1926), American congressman - Pamela LondonPamela LondonPamela London is a female boxer from Guyana. She forms part of a group of young women boxers to come from that country.London is well known in her nation...
(born 1973), Guyanese boxer - Paul LondonPaul LondonPaul Michael London is an American professional wrestler best known for his time with World Wrestling Entertainment ....
(born 1980), American professional wrestler - Sondra LondonSondra LondonSondra London is an American true crime author who has been dubbed "the Queen of Serial Killer Groupies".-Biography:Born in Florida, she dated future serial killer Gerard John Schaefer in high school. She earned a bachelor's degree in literature at New College of Florida...
, American true crime author - Stacy LondonStacy LondonStacy London is an American fashion consultant and media personality known primarily for her role as co-host on What Not to Wear, a reality program that features makeovers. After graduating from Vassar College, London started her career as a fashion editor at Vogue and transitioned into being a...
, American fashion consultant and television presenter - Stan LondonStan LondonStan London is a doctor who has worked with St. Louis Cardinal players since 1956. This Springfield, Illinois native was head physician for the Cardinals for 29 seasons and became the team's senior medical adviser in October 1997. London was also team physician for the St...
, doctor for the St. Louis CardinalsSt. Louis CardinalsThe St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to... - Tom LondonTom LondonTom London was an American actor who, according to "The Guinness Book of Movie Records," is credited with appearing in the most movies in the history of Hollywood...
(1889–1963), American actor - Yaron LondonYaron London-Biography:London was born in Tel Aviv in 1940 to actor Bezalel London .London studied in the Herzliya Hebrew High School and later left it for the agricultural boarding school HaKfar HaYarok. In 1961, after his service in the IDF, he moved to Jerusalem to study graphics at Bezalel Academy of Art...
(born 1940), Israeli media personality
Real people with the given name London
- London Fletcher-Baker (born 1975), American football player
- London MayLondon MayLondon May , is a rock musician best known for playing drums in Glenn Danzig's post-Misfits/pre-Danzig punk/goth band Samhain, which he joined in the summer of 1985...
(born 1967), American drummer
Fictional characters
- London TiptonLondon TiptonLondon Leah Tipton is a fictional character in Disney's Suite Life franchise which consists of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and its spin-off The Suite Life on Deck...
, heiress of the Boston Tipton Hotel in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody